C. Quote Questions (QT)
1. Quote Questions are questions in which the quizmaster gives only the book,
chapter, and verse reference for the verse. It must be quoted directly from
Scripture. The quizzers will answer this question as they would answer a FinishThe-Verse Question.
2. Will be direct quotes from Scripture and must be quoted word-perfect.
3. Must be strong enough to stand on its own without requiring additional verses
to explain it.
4. Must be spiritually significant.
5. Quote Questions should be read: “Quote (book name), chapter (number),
verse (number)”, i.e., “Quote John chapter 1 verse 12.”
6. A second form of Quote Questions is “Quote these two verses (Q2V). The
reference will be given for two consecutive verses. The quizzer will have to give
the reference to both verses and quote from the beginning of the first verse to
the end of the second verse. ‘Quote these two verse’ should be verses that
make more sense when quoted together. Example: Gal 5:22-23
There shall be one or two Quote Questions in each quiz.
D. Reference Questions – used to distinguish similar words from different passages.
1. All Reference Questions should be read: “According to (book name), chapter
(number), verse (number)” i.e., “According to John chapter 12 verse 6.”
2. Reference Questions may refer to chapter and verse or chapter only.
3. The quizmaster shall specify whether chapter and verse (CVR) or chapter only
(CR) are required.
4. Chapter-Only and Chapter-Verse Reference Questions: A question is required
if a jump is made prior to the complete reading of the question. The question
given must be a very similar question to the one on the card and fulfill the
requirements of the question and answer on the card. The quizzer must stay
with-in the context on a chapter-only reference question and may not change to
another verse on a chapter-verse reference question.
5. They may be selected from any of these types:
a. Chapter Reference: similar material appearing only once in a chapter.
b. Chapter and Verse Reference: similar material appearing more than once
in a chapter.
c. Multiple-Answer Reference.
There shall be no less than three and no more than five Reference Questions per
quiz.
E. Multiple-Answer Questions (MA)
1. Must have more than one answer to the interrogative.
2. The clarification of a single answer is not a multiple answer question.
3. Multiple-Answer Questions must be worded exactly as they appear in the text
and must contain a completed key word or phrase in the first five words.
There shall no less than two and no more than seven Multiple Answer (MA)
Questions in a quiz (MA Questions may also be Reference Questions.)
The C&MA Internationals Bible Quizzing Executive Team
Revised 2013
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